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Opn4tm3.1(DTA)Saha
Targeted Allele Detail
Summary
Symbol: Opn4tm3.1(DTA)Saha
Name: opsin 4 (melanopsin); targeted mutation 3.1, Samer Hattar
MGI ID: MGI:6118195
Synonyms: Opn4DTA
Gene: Opn4  Location: Chr14:34312575-34322099 bp, - strand  Genetic Position: Chr14, 20.83 cM, cytoband B
Alliance: Opn4tm3.1(DTA)Saha page
Mutation
origin
Germline Transmission:  Earliest citation of germline transmission: J:256669
Parent Cell Line:  Not Specified (ES Cell)
Strain of Origin:  Not Specified
Mutation
description
Allele Type:    Targeted (Inserted expressed sequence, Null/knockout, Reporter)
Mutations:    Insertion, Intragenic deletion
 
Mutation detailsExons 1-9 were replaced with a construct containing a diphtheria toxin A gene, IRES, tau-lacZ gene, and self-excising neo cassette. Cre-mediated recombination removed the neo cassette. (J:256669)
Find Mice (IMSR)
Mouse strains and cell lines available from the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Carrying this Mutation:  Mouse Strains: 1 strain available      Cell Lines: 0 lines available
Carrying any Opn4 Mutation:  34 strains or lines available
References
Original:  J:256669 Chew KS, et al., A subset of ipRGCs regulates both maturation of the circadian clock and segregation of retinogeniculate projections in mice. Elife. 2017 Jun 15;6:e22861
All:  5 reference(s)

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
01/06/2026
MGI 6.24
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